Ezekiel 33:12

Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
son	בֶן ven-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
man	אָדָ֗ם 'a.Dam	H120	ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species · noun, common masculine singular absolute
say	אֱמֹ֤ר 'e.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
children	בְּנֵֽי be.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
people	עַמְּךָ֙ 'a.me.Kha	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
righteousness	צִדְקַ֣ת tzid.Kat	H6666	rightness (abstractly) · noun, common feminine singular construct

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Cross-references

2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I…
Ezekiel 33:18-19 When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.
Romans 3:25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are pas…
1 Kings 8:48-50 And so return unto thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive, and pray u…
Ezekiel 3:20-21 Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: beca…
Ezekiel 18:21 But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he sh…
Ezekiel 18:24-32 But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wi…
Ezekiel 33:2 Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 33:10-20

These verses are the substance of what we had before (Eze 18:20, etc.) and they are so full and express a declaration of the terms on which people stand with God (as the former were of the terms on which ministers stand) that it is no wonder that they are here repeated, as those were, though we had the substance of them before. Observe here, I. The cavils of the people against God's proceedings with them. God was now in his providence contending with them, but their uncircumcised hearts were not as yet humbled, for they were industrious to justify themselves, though thereby they reflected on God. Two things they insisted upon, in their reproaches of God, and in both they added iniquity to th…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 33:12

not fall . . . in the day that he turneth-- (Ch2 7:14; see Eze 3:20; Eze 18:24).

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 33:11

As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked - From this to the twentieth verse inclusive is nearly the same with Ezekiel 18, on which I wish the reader to consult the notes.

John Gill on Ezekiel 33:12

Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people,.... See Gill on Ezekiel 33:2. The purport of what the prophet is bid to say in this and some following verses is, that the righteousness of a man that trusts in it, he sinning and not repenting, shall not save him; and that the wickedness of a repenting sinner shall not damn him: the righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression; this must be understood, not of a truly righteous man, or of the righteousness of Christ, by which such an one is made so; for that righteousness does deliver those to whom it is imputed, from sin and the condemnation of it, even in the day of his transgression,…

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The Church Fathers

We must press on and persevere in the faith and virtue and in the consummation of heavenly and spiritual grace, that we may be able to arrive at the palm and the crown.
— Cyprian, Treatise XI. Exhortation to Martyrdom 5:8

In the lives of Christians we look not to the beginnings but to the endings. Paul began badly but ended well. The start of Judas wins praise; his end is condemned because of his treachery.
— Jerome, LETTER 54.6

When God offers us conversion on whatever day one may be willing to practice it, why do they not instead crown with grateful praises him who aids them, instead of foolishly and (we might say) contumaciously opposing him? For by so doing they bring condemnation on their own heads and call down on themselves inevitable wrath.
— Cyril of Alexandria, COMMENTARY ON LUKE 149

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Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel, Book of — Consists mainly of three groups of prophecies. After an account of his call to the prophetical office (1-3:21), Ezekiel (1) utters words of denunciation against the Jews (3:22-24), warning them of…
Apostasy · UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO — UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Backsliders · 8:22; — 8:22;
Condescension Of God · Expostulates with backsliding Israel — Expostulates with backsliding Israel
Opportunity · THE MEASURE OF RESPONSIBILITY — THE MEASURE OF RESPONSIBILITY
Penitent · PROMISES TO — PROMISES TO
Repentance · 4:29-31;10:16;30:1-3,8-10;32:29; — 4:29-31;10:16;30:1-3,8-10;32:29;
Responsibility · ACCORDING TO PRIVILEGE — ACCORDING TO PRIVILEGE
Supererogation · The doctrine of excessive and meritorious righteousness — The doctrine of excessive and meritorious righteousness

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ezekiel 33:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 33:10-20

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 33:12

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 33:11

John Gill on Ezekiel 33:12

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel 33:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 33:10-20

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 33:12

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 33:11

John Gill on Ezekiel 33:12

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 33:10-20

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 33:12-16

Rashi on Ezekiel 33:12